USA: Budd to close Philadelphia panel stamping plant

The Budd Company, a major automotive supplier, is to phase out manufacturing operations at its Philadelphia plant which makes metal stampings and assemblies such as roofs, doors, fenders, tailgates, liftgates and body side panels. In meetings with plant management and the United Auto Workers (UAW), company officials outlined the process for the plant's closure.

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